Improvement in lamp-brackets



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'RI'V-ERIUS. MARSH, on-NEW' YORK, N. ;Y.

Letters Patent n0 107,e99, datedseptember 27, 1870.

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The schedu le referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part-of the name.

Be it known that I, RIVERrUsMARsH, of the city, county, and State OfNGW York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Brackets for Lam s, which. the following is a specification, 5

,The nature of my invention, consists of a-blacket of telescopic form, so arranged f that the inner portion may beextendedor drawnout to any required distance from the wall, and. so arranged that, when-the inner portion is drawn out, it forms ahinge with the outerpoitiou, whereby thelanip attached to said. bracket maybe swung around. liorizontallyin either direction. a

Inthedrawing: v Figure 1 represents a horizontal section, and

Figure 2 a vertical section of my improyem'ent.

a is a square hollowarin or tube, secured at one end i ,to a hinge, b c, of anyordinary construction, said hiu'ge' being secured to the wall, post,,or other structure.

4 d is aslot in the bottom of the tube (1, extending nearly its, entire length. a e is a square rod or tube. sliding into the tube a.

I a f is a rivet, screw, or'pin passing through the slot d, and through ahole in the end of the tube e,'as

shown. a V r y is a screw, to which maybe attached the fixtures for supporting the lamp, in any convenient manner.

In operating this bracket it will be-seeu that the tube ecan be run into tbetube a nearly or quite its entire length, and can be set at any required distance from the wall, and, as the sides of the tube a are cut away at the point a, as shown, the tube 0, when drawn out, will swing around eitlier way horizontally upon the rivet -f.

, I clailn as my invention- H A telescopic "lamp-bracket, constructed, arranged, and operated in a manner substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 7

RIVERIUS MARSH.

Witnesses: I t v R. CRAIGHEAD.

N. G. STILL. 

